The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-02-17

county or district attorney of the county
in which any such suit is brought to rep
resent the state, and he shall receive for
such services such compensation as Is or
may be prescribed by law.
Section 11-All lands classed as agri-
cultural lands of the first class shall be
offered for sale to actual settlers only at
the sum of four dollars per acre in tracts
not less than one hundred and sixty nor
more than six hundred and forty acres.
Agricultural lands of the second class shall
be offered for sale to actual settlers only
at the sum of three dollars per acre, in
tracts not less than one hundred and
sixty and not more than six hundred and
forty acres. Timbered lands of the first
class shall be offered for sale at the sum of
five dollars per acre in tracts of not less
than three hundred and twenty, and not
more than two thousand five hundred and
sixty acres. Timbered lands of the second
class shall be offered for sale to actual
settlers only at two dollars per acre in
tracts of not less than one hundred and
sixty, nor more than SIX hundred and
forty acres. All grazing lands shall be
offered for sale TO actual settlers only in
tracts of not less than one hundred
and sixty nor more than five thousand
one hundred and twenty acres, and shall
be sold at the following prices; to-wit:
First class at five dollars per acre; second
class at four dollars per acre; third class
at two dollars and fifty cents per acre, and
| the fourth class at two dollars per acre.
Section 12-The time of payment and
rate of interest on all amounts due for
sale of lands shall be such as is or may
be hereafter fixed by law
Section 13-All agricultural lands
shall be offered for lease at the
per acre, subject to the right
of the state to sell and give possession
to the purchaser at any time. All
timbered lands of the first class shall be
offered for lease at five cents per annum
per acre, for terms not less than one nor
more than ten years, subject to the right
of the state to sell at any time, and to
permit the purchaser thereof to cut and
remove the timber with as little damage
to the lessee as possible, and give posses
sion to the purchas ar at the expiration of
the lease. All lands classed as second
class timbered lands shall be offered for
lease at five cents per annum per acre,
subject to the right of the state to sell and
give possession to the purchaser thereof
at any time. All grazing lands of any
class shall be offered for lease in tracts not
exceeding one hundred thousand acres,
for terms of not less than one nor more
than ten years, and the state shall not
have the right to sell and give possession
of any such lands during the term for
which the same have been leased. The
price for which said grazing lands shall be
leased per acre per annum shall be: First
class, ten cents; second class, eight cents;
third class, six cents, and fourth class,
four cents.
Section 14-Each agent shall rcJeIve, as
compensation for his services, salary of
$500 per annum, one-fourth of which shall
be paid by the state at the expiration of
each three months from and after he has
been appointed and duly qualified accord
ing TO law; and, in addition to said $500,
he shall receive five per centum of all
moneys which he may pay into the state
treasury for lease of lands in his district;
provided, that in no case shall his salary
for any one year exceed the sum of $4,000
Section 15-It shall be the duty of the
commissioner of the general land Office, as
soon as possible after the passage of this
act, to divide said lands into five districts,
conforming as near as practicable with
the provisions of this act, and to cause to
be made two maps of each district, plainly
showing each section of land embraced in
each district by number, one of which
shall be given to the agent of the district
and the other to be kept by him.
Section 16-Any person desiring to
lease any of said lands shall make appli-
cation therefor in writing to the agent of
to whose district the land described be-
longs. The person first applying shall
have the privilege of leasing the land so
applied for; provided, he will give such
security for the payment of the lease
money as may be demanded by the agent
of said land district; and, provided further,
that he has not already leased as much as
100000 acres of said lands.
Section 17-No one person, firm or com
pany of persons, or corporation, shall
lease or contract either directly or indi-
rectly, more than 100000 acres of said
public, common school, university or
asylum lands.
Section 18-All lessees of lands from
the 5taUe snail DC pIOuOOuOu III lllo lEoo use
of the same for grazing purposes, by the
agent leasing the same to the exclusion of
all other persons, except as is herein pro-
vided; provided, that nothing herein shall
be construed to affect the right of opening
public highways or public roads.
Section 10-Such agents, when the y
lease or sell any lands under this act, shall
give to the lessee or purchaser, his written
certificate of such fact, clearly stating the
sections of lands leased or sold. Such GER
tificate shall be signed by such agent, and
he shall also affix thereto his seal of office.
He shall issae such certificates in dupli-
cate and also keep a record of all such
certificates in well bound book, kept for
that nurpose. One of said certificates
shall be forwarded by him to the commits
sioner of the general land Office, and the
other shall be given to the lessee or pur-
chaser.
Section 2O-The commissioner of the
general land Office shall, when he receives
a certificate of sale, proceed to make title,
as is or may be required by law, and when
he receives a certificate of lease, enter the
same in book kept by him for that pur-
pose.
Section 21-All of such agents shall
keep a well-bound book, in which they
shall keep cash accounts, showing all
moneys received and paid out by them for